Monthly Archives: October 2011

Nintendo Wii Failure: Echoes of Consumer Electronic Disasters Past

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 6:28 am

The failure of the new Nintendo 3DS and upgraded Wii have caused the Japanese company troubles similar to those faced by Motorola, Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), and Nokia (NYSE: ...
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Can Greece Manage Its Finances Now That Bailout Is Set?

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 6:24 am

The eurozone has created a larger European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), which will be set at more than 1 trillion euros. This will allow for a new bailout of Greece. ...
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A New Blow to Housing: More Boomers Will Stay Put

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 6:20 am

The housing market needs demand. It looks like baby boomers will not be among those likely to buy new homes. That will further undermine an increase in prices and possible ...
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Media Digest (10/27/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 6:18 am

Eurozone officials decide on a second bailout of Greece and a larger EFSF. (Reuters) Private financial firms have positive reactions to the Obama plan to aid more homeowners with underwater ...
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Breaking News: Markets Rally On Greek Bailout

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 3:37 am

Markets in Asia and Europe rose as much as 3% on news that a bailout of Greece had been completed. The European Financial Stability Facility will be increased to 1 ...
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Ben & Jerry’s “Occupy Wall Street”

Posted: October 26, 2011 at 8:28 pm

Unilever (NYSE: UL) subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s has announced solidarity with “Occupy Wall Street,” even donating ice cream to hungry protestors at the movement’s makeshift headquarters’ in New York City’s ...
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Another Credit Rating Hike for SIRIUS XM (SIRI, P)

Posted: October 26, 2011 at 5:54 pm

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) keeps getting credit rating upgrades. This time it was S&P which upgraded SIRIUS XM and the junk-rated company is getting closer and closer to investment ...
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Dividend Hikes Keep on Coming (AFL, APL, ABX, HEP, LMT, MMPC, NEM, EGOV)

Posted: October 26, 2011 at 5:14 pm

Wednesday was a major day for dividend hikes. We saw higher dividends and higher distributions from the following: AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL); Atlas Pipeline Partners LP (NYSE: APL); Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX); ...
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24/7 Closing Bell (BA, GLW, AMZN, FSLR, MMM, BBBY, NYT, AEP, COP, EXC, CPX, LNG, FFCH, RTK, HGSI, DV, RSH)

Posted: October 26, 2011 at 4:07 pm

Markets opened higher this morning on renewed hope for a deal on Europe’s debt debacle. At a meeting of EU leaders, the group approved a 9% capital buffer to ...
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Expected Price Gains for Chip Maker Stocks (INTC, AMD, TXN, BRCM, MRVL, XLNX, AMAT, ARMH, NVDA, QCOM)

Posted: October 26, 2011 at 3:11 pm

Nearly every forecast for PC sales indicates slower growth in desktop and laptop sales, waning sales of netbooks, and rising, if not booming, sales for mobile devices like smartphones and ...
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Tellabs… Wall Street Sees More Pain Coming (TLAB, ALU, RVBD)

Posted: October 26, 2011 at 1:21 pm

We have been reviewing technology and telecom equipment providers of late to see if the worst is truly behind or if more pain is yet to come. After seeing the ...
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New US Push into Geothermal Energy Possible, But Not Likely (CVX, CPN, GOOG, ORA, GE, OGFGF)

Posted: October 26, 2011 at 11:54 am

The first large-scale geothermal electricity generating plant in the US was developed in the 1960s in northern California. Unocal, now part of Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX), did the initial ...
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Sprint Loses Less… Back in the Barrel (S, AAPL, T, VZ, VOD, CLWR, PCS, LEAP)

Posted: October 26, 2011 at 10:41 am

When Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) announced earlier this month that it would bet the company on its sales of the iPhone from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), investors pounded ...
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Boeing Takes Off, Raises Guidance (BA, EADSY, LUV, ALK, DAL, UAL, LCC, JBLU, FAA)

Posted: October 26, 2011 at 10:00 am

For all its struggles with new airplanes, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) put up some pretty big numbers for the third quarter. The company’s EPS of $1.46, sharply above the ...
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New Proof That Sprint Is Doomed